Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105-11 September 1161) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153, succeeding Baldwin II of Jerusalem and preceding Baldwin III of Jerusalem.
Biography[]
Melisende was born in 1105, the daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and Morphia of Melitene. In 1131, she became Queen of Jerusalem when her father died without a male heir, and she married Fulk of Jerusalem, who was appointed co-ruler of Jerusalem. Melisende was queen until her son Baldwin III of Jerusalem acceeded to the throne in 1153, and she held an important title as Queen Mother. From 1153 until her own death in 1161, she served as her son's regent while he was on campaign against the Saracens. Her other son would become Amalric I of Jerusalem.